Aaron Judge Injury Blows AL MVP Race Wide Open — Here Are the New Top 3 Contenders
Aaron Judge's rib stress fracture will sideline him four to six weeks, ending his runaway AL MVP campaign and opening the door for three new contenders. We break down the case for Yordan Alvarez, Bobby Witt Jr., and breakout Yankee Ben Rice as the AL prepares to crown its first new MVP since 2023.
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Here are three contenders for American League MVP with Aaron Judge injured.
Aaron Judge was running away with the AL MVP.
Then, on June 4th, a rib stress fracture blew the whole race wide open.
Judge is out four to six weeks, enough missed time to torch his counting stats and basically end his campaign.
That leaves a massive vacuum, and three guys are ready to fill it.
First, Yordan lvarez, the most dangerous bat in the league.
He leads the AL in homers with 21 and tops all of baseball in OPS.
Then there's Bobby Witt Jr., who leads the AL in WAR at 3.8 by doing everything: hitting, fielding, base running.
And the wild card, Yankees breakout Ben Rice, sitting second only to lvarez in slugging and OPS.
For the first time since 2023, the AL gets a new MVP.
The smart money's on Witt, with lvarez right behind.
But this race just got interesting.
Who's your pick?
